Silage-distributer.



PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908.

JL'DIGK. SILAGE DISTRIBUTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1907.

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No; 877,304. PATENTEDJAN. 21, 1908.

, J. DICK.

SILAGE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIOATION TILED JUNE 24, 1907.

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, PATBNTED JAN; 21, 1908. J. DICK.

SILAGE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24 1907.

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10a, /0 h E2 1 Mil ) Uvvuw/bvv W Q ZOWM 1 5% m JOSEPH DICK, OF CANTON, OHIO.

SILAGE-DIS'IYRIIBUTQER.

Specification 'of Letters Patent.

?a.tented Jan. 21, 190s.

Application filed June 24.1907. Serial 1%?380419 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH DICK, a citizen of the United- States, residingat Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have nvented a new and useful Silage-Distributer,*of which the following is a specification. My inventionrelates to improvements-aplied to .the pipe leading from'a pneumatic lower by means of which silage is elevated from a fodder-cutter and dischargedinto'the upper part ofasi-lo; and theobjects of the improvement are to provldemeans for-rotating the main pipe as'a whole on its axis, for adjusting the -.h1nged discharge or deflecting end ot the pipe,,and :for distributing the silage discharged from the pipe to any desired part of the 8110. These general objects and other minor advantages are attained'by the con- 8truction,-mechanism and arrangement illus :-in the accompanying drawings, -in w i I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fodder cutter blower and lts'elevato r pipe showing I 1 and 4;" 4o a throughout-the drawings.

theiIn-provements applied thereto; Fig. 2, a detachedflperspective.view of the two members of' the bin e'for the deflector end .of the pipegF-ig. 3-, a agmentary ers ec'tive view of the adjustin ,mechar-n'sm 'or t ehinged deflec'tor end of t e pi e; Fig. 4, a erspe'ctive view-bf the distributmg chute an itsoperating mechanism, showing the same rotated in reverse 'positio'nfrom that shown in Fig. 1.; Fig. 5, a lan view-partly in section, showing details o the deflector. adjusting mechanism; 35.

partly in section, showing the distributing chute and its mechanisrn rotated to a quarter and Fig. 6,,-a fragmentary side elevation,

position between the position shown in Figs.

Similar fi-nunierals. refer to :Th l'o'weren'd of the] elevator e 1 telee pneuor'attached'onthe outlet tube of the blower, adjacent to its end, which flange forms a support for thepipe. Loopsor eyes -5are proyidedj on opposite sides of the pipe, prefer:

ably at. orneaTr-its lower end, and the pipe is .rotated onlits axis by the bifurcated wrench entered in the eyes on opposite, si

6 having books or fingers, as 7, adapted to be es of.the

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he.semi]-circular' deflector 8, preferably made in 'two sections 9 and 9?, as shown, is

similar parts a key, as shown.

formed or attached onythe upper end of the elevator pipe, and thislleflector Ina .be made .two sections of the deflectorare hi ed to gether at or near the lower edges, pre erably by a hinge on' each side composed of two members as 10 and 10*, the one member hav ing the pivot pin 1]. thereon provided with a lug- 12 at one side on its free end, and the other member being provided with the bearing a adapted to be placed over the end of the pivot pin when the notch registers with'the lug, and to rotatecn the-pivot when the bearing member is located inside the lug on the pin.

The lug thus becomes a guard to hold the two 'erture 13 having the notch 13 on one si e,

bearings 15 and 15 and the longitudinal guide .16 are providedin this bracket The operating shaft 17 is journaled in thelateral bearings of the bracket, and the bevel cog wheel 18 is securely attached on the inner end and thepulley wheel 19 on the outer end of this shaft. The screw threaded adjusting rod 20 is located in the longitudinal .guide ofthe bracket in which-it is adapted to freely operate endwise, and the bevel cog Wheel 18] is provided with thescrew threaded axial aperture 21, by means of which it is rotatably mounted on the screw" threaded rod. The arts. are so located "and arran ed that the evelcog wheel 18 meshes.w1th the bevelcogu wheel '18- on one side and bears against the adjoining end of the guide 22 on the other slde. a i The end of the adjusting rod on the opposite side of the guide from the bevel cog wheel is pivotally connected with the upper side of --'the other section of the deflector, 'preferallillg the hinge d member-thereof as shown.

connection is conveniently made by means of the bracket 23 in which is journaled the transverse or L-shaped pivot 24 formed-on the end of the adjusting rod, the parts held in position by means of the. ordinarykey 25. The other end of the rod is provided with the stop 26 which may be the form'of I guard 28 beingpreferably provide? wheel.

gear "w to retain the rope properfposition on 'he pulley JIt is evident that by these devices the hinged sectionqof the deflector is held in any givengpiosition by the abutment of theflcog je'eli'o'n the' adjusting rod against the idlQi J I giQDQ Of the bracket guide and that 7 eye rotation of the operating shaft by means of th'e pulley and rope, the cog'gearf can be readily operated, and when operated in one direction the rotation of the cog gearwheel en'the screw threaded rodwill draw or ull the rodendwi se inone. direction, andw en operated'in the reverse direction the rod, is permit-ted to move in the-other direction by means of which mechanismthe hinged-section of the deflector can be readily raised -'or owered into any desiredpositionby a proper manipulation "by the operator;

' The'distrihuting chute 29 is suspended be row the freeof. the fl o n of the endent bar 30 which isconnected, prefb racket 33 with the retaining key 34." g The distributing chute is preferably sides 35 an so that whenjhe silageyisj discharged upon it provided with-the slightly flared Y the upwardlyextending rim 36 fromtheo en end 'ofthe deflector it'is positively gui ed downward and off the lower The chute rotating mechanism is composed endj-of.--the chute at whatever angle and in whatever direction. the saineis tiltedwor turned. The slotted aperture-37 is rovided inthehiiddle art of the bottoiir of t e chute .throu h whic aperture the =pehdent bar is.

passe and by means of this construction and arrangement the chute-is adapted to baretated er tilted in various positions with rent: tion' te the endent bar by the respective ehi'ltecontrohing mechanisms.

j of the bearing bracket 38, the rotating wor1n- .-vided 0n the bracket for the shaft t'fi of mounted on this sh'aft. I

preferably provided for the rope er cabld-andi 39, the gear wheel, 40, the rotating pulley. 41- and the rope or cable 42. The bearingbracket is securely attached on the lower end of --the pendent bar by its hub 43 eiid" against rotation thereon as by means of the cross pin 4-4 on the bar engaging the; netche is held' 45 in the bracket. The bearings ee ai'e pro worm, and the ulley wheel 41". iisIsecurely The guard 49) is as shown this guard may de erid= -trom the worm shaft by means of the id e hu'bSO there'- on located outside the pulley wheel 'and held in positien by the key 51 passed through "the outer \end of the worm shaft, f n r A The gear wheel 40 is formed ora ached on the lower end of the chute suppbrting br'acket 52, which bracket is "rotata the the ly mounted bnr caring bracket. I When these parts are this shaft.

pendent bar and rests on the 'hub'43 of.

assembled the gear wheei mes hes with the wtrm tmrip it evideiltjthgit-by '0 crating the pulley wheel one way or another by means of its rope, the chute supporting bracket is rotated one wayior' the otheron -the pendent bar by means of the worm gearing thus described. v y The chute tilting mechanism is composed of the sufporting bracket- 53, the t lting worm 54, t e-gear segment 55, the tiltinggpnle ley 56 and the rope or cable 57'. The ear ings 58 for the shaft 59 cf the tilting worm are formedtransverselyon one side of the. supporting. bracketg and. the tilting pulley is; securelymounted on theouterzor free end of vided' for-the tiltnigkpulley" cord. or cable as shown, and may dependfrom the'idl hub The ard. 60 is preferably pro-j;

61 'Ineunte'dcn the tilting worm shaft: ,The"

.cross head .62 is formed or attachedfoii the upper. end of the supporting bracket on-which 'closs head are'provided the pivots63 for the j rock bearings-64 and- 64 which are formedi'or attached on the underside 'rofl'theychutei The gear segment.55 isiermedor attached on the under sidew otthe chute and when the the tilting mechanism.;- and it is evident that .or the other by its rope the chute will be tilted parts are assembled meshes with the wormzof one way or another. on its rockbearings'by 7 means of the worm gearing forming part of the tilting mechanism. i, For use in'filling a silo the elevator pipe is I firs'tggretatedon axis by means of the bifurcated wrench to bring the discharge end vof the deflector in properpositioh. The disqcharge end'of the deflectoriis then brought to thehinged seetion thereof by means of the rope/ which@controls the adjusting mechan- I-li'sm. :jits'the silo is gradually filled thesil a'ge' fidistr-ibutec l to one side or another and-directed to any desired part of the silo by roand tilting mechanisms.

"this evident that vby perniittingthe several s to hang down inside the S110 they can he silage which has'been d osited, whois I thus in position to control t edischsargeof the silage to any desired place. i It is'also,

evident that by reason of my peculiar construction and arrangement, the chute rotat ing and tilting mechanism and also the opera ator underneath the same. are shielded by the chute from the discharged silage; and also that the. ropes by which these; mechanisms:

"a pr,oper";'e1'tical angle by an.adjustment of :manipulated by an operatorstanding on .1

areoperated are'likewise protected and do f notfat any 'time'com'e' in' th'epath of the dis.

char edsilage;

W en the distri'buter is suspended from the deflectDr-HQ provision need he made for era 3304 preventing the hinged section of the deflector from being elevated by the force of the blast from the blower, because of the weight oi the distributer; but when the distributer is dethe partsso that the end of the atter hub j tached from the deflector, as when the silo is 'filled nearly full, such an elevation of the hinged section of the deflector-is prevented by providing the hubs 65 and 65 on the 'bevel-cog wheels 18 and 18, of the deflector adjusting mechanism, and by pro ortioning I abuts the side of the former hub, which abutwent serves to stop the ad 'usting rod from endwisemo'vement in that i-rection, excepting the-movement caused by the rotatlon of the caring. wt

at I; claimas my invention, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, isi the tube an -1 Ina pneumatic blower, a discharge tube having an annular flange adjacent to its end,

an elevatorfipe adapted to telescope over the sides 'of the pipe adapted to engage the books of a bifurcated wrench, whereby the pipe can be rotated on the tube.

2. Ina hinged deflector for a pneumatic.- blower elevator ipe, an adjusting mechanism on one d-e actor-section comprising a journaled bevel-cog-Wheel, a guide, an endwise-movable threaded-rod in the guide and connectedwvith the other-deflcctor-section, a

rotatable bevel-cog-wheel having a threadedaxial-aperture on the rodineshing with the F other cogwheel and abutting the guide,

I ism onone de there being hubson the cog-wheels with the end of the threaded-hub abutting the end of the journaled-hub, and means for operating the-gearing; 1

3. In a inged-deflector for a pneumaticblower elevatorf lpipe, an adjusting-mechanector se'ction comprising a transverselyjournaled shaft, a bevel cogwheeland a pulley fixedon the-shaft, a longi-- tudinalid'e, an endwise-movable thread ed rodfin tie guide and having a transverse pivot on one end and a stop on the other end,

a rotatable bevel-cog-wheel having a threadued-axial-a erture on-the rod meshing with the other evel-cog-wheeland abutting the .guide f'and -a bearingon the other deflector scctiont'or, the transverse pivot on the rod.

In a'hinged-defiector for a pneumaticblow'er elevator pipe, an 'adjusting-mechanismuo'none deflector-section compr sing a rotatablefshafhza cog-wheel and a pulley fixed o'n'the; shaft, a guide, an end'wlse-movable threaded-rod in the guide, a, rotatable cog wheelr-havfn' a threaded-axiaLaperturev on therod'meshmg'with the other cog-wheel and {abutting the guide, the rod being connected ,with -the other deflector-section at one" end andhavin asto on'the'fother end.

' 5. In-aim blowe r -pipe, an adjusting me'chanism on one deflector-section comprising aguide, an endto rest on the flange, loops on ge -deflector for a pneumatic:

Wise-movable threaded-rod in the guide, a rotatable-wheel having a threaded-axial-apertween the rod and abutting the guide, the rod being connected with the other deflectorsection at one end and having a stop on the other end, and means for rotating the wheel.

6. In ahinged-deflector for a'pneumaticblower elevator-pipe, an adjusting-mechanism on one deflector-section comprising a guide, an endwise-movable threaded-rod in the guide, a rotatable Wheel having a thread- 'ed-aXial-aperture on the rodand abutting comprising a pendent bar on the deflector,

a supporting-bracket with a gear-wheel fixed thereon rotatably mounted on the-bar, a

chute transversely pivoted on the bracket and having an aperture in its bottom through which the pendent bar is passed, a gear-seg-v ment on the chute, a worm journaled on the bracket and meshing with the segment, a worm journaled on the bar and meshing with the wheel, and pulleys fixed on the bar and meshing with the wheel and pulleys fixed on the respective worms.

9. A distributer for the discharge-end of a pneumatic-blower elevator-pi e deflector comprising a pendent/bar on t e deflector,

a supporting-bracketwith a gear-wheel fixed thereon rotatabl mounted on the. bar, a chute transversely and having an aperture in the ,bottom through which the pendent bar is passed, a gear-segment on the chute, a worm ournaled on the bracket and meshing with the segment, a worm journaled on the bar and meshing with thewheel, and means for rotating the respective worms.

v 10. In a distributer for the discharge end of a pneumatic-blower elevntbrlpe-defiector, a pendent-bar on the de ector, a supporting-bracket with a gear-wheel fixed thereon rotatably mounted onthe bar a chute mounted on thebracket and having an aperture in itsbottom fthroughwhich the'bar.

is passed, a worm journaled on the bar and meshing with the wheel, and a pulley fixed on the worm. i f i 11'. In a distributer for thedischarge end of a pnuematic-blower elevator ipe deflector, a pendent-bar on the de. ector, a

supporting-bracket with a ear-wheel fixed thereon'rotatably mounte on. thebar, 'a

pivoted on. the bracket chute mounted on'the bracket and having an 12. In a distributer for the discharge-end of a pneumatic-blower elevatoripe-deflector, a pendent bar .on the de ector, a

' worm supporting-bracket mounted on the bar, a chute pivoted on the bracket and having an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, a gear-segmenton the chute, a ournaled on the bracket and meshing with t e segment and a pulley fixed onthe worm. v

13. In a distributer for the discharge-end of a pneumatic-blower elevator-pipe-defiectorfa pendent bar on the deflector, a' supporting-bracket mounted on the bar, a chute pivoted on the bracket and having an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, a gear-segment on the chute, a worm journaled on the bracket and meshing with the segment and means for rotating the worm.

14'. A distributer for the discharge-end of a pneumatic-blower elevator-pipe deflector comprising a pendent-bar on the deflector, abracket rotatably mounted on the bar, av chute transversely pivoted on the bracket and having an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, pulleys journaled on the bar and the bracket, and earings between the bar-pulley and the racket, and the bracket-pulley and the chute, respectively. n

15. In a distributer for the discharge-end of apneumatic-blower elevator-pipe de- 16. of a pneumatic-blower elevatoripe-de ent-bar on the fleetor, a pendent-bar on the deflector, a bracket rotatably-mounted on, the 1 bar, a chute mounted on the bracket and having an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, a pulley journaled on the bar, and a gearing between the pulley and thebracket. In a distributer for the discharge-end flector, a pendent-bar on, the de ector, a bracket mounted on the bar, a chute pivoted on the bracket, a pulle journaled -on the bracket, and a gearing laetween the pulley and the chute.

17. A distributer for the dischargeae'nd of a pneumaticblower? elevator plipe. deflector t e deflector, a

comprising a pendent bar on bracket on the pendent bar, a chute on the bracket having an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, and means for rotating and tilting the chute.

18. In a distributer for the discharge-end of a pneumatic-blower elevator-pipe, a penddefiector, a bracket on 'the pendent bar, a an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, and means for rotating the chute. Q

19. In a distributer for the discharge-end of a pneumatic-blower elevator-pipe, a pendent-bar on the deflector, a bracket on the pendent, bar, a chute on the'bracket'having an aperture in its bottom through which the bar is passed, and means for tilting'the chute JOSEPH DICK. Witnesses I J. Dion, I O. F. DICK.

chute on the bracket havin'g 

